Summary: Jesus speaks of three types of faith in regards to people. There are those that have no faith, those that have little faith and those that have great faith.

Intro: It was autumn, and the Indians on the remote reservation asked their new Chief if the winter was going to be cold or mild. Since he was an Indian Chief in a modern society, he had never been taught the old secrets. When he looked at the sky, he couldn’t tell what the weather was going to be. Nevertheless, to be on the safe side, he replied to his tribe that the winter was indeed going to be cold and that the members of the village should collect firewood to be prepared.

Also, being a practical leader, after several days he got an idea. He went to the phone booth, called the National Weather Service and asked, "Is the coming winter going to be cold?"

"It looks like this winter is going to be quite cold indeed," the meteorologist at the weather service responded. So the Chief went back to his people and told them to collect even more wood in order to be prepared.

A week later, he called the National Weather Service again. "Is it going to be a very cold winter?"

"Yes," the man at National Weather Service again replied, "it’s definitely going to be a very cold winter." The Chief again went back to his people and ordered them to collect every scrap of wood they could find.

Two weeks later, he called the National Weather Service again. "Are you absolutely sure that the winter is going to be very cold?"

"Absolutely," the man replied. "It’s going to be one of the coldest winters ever."

. The choir practiced the song Move Mountain that they opened our service with today. The song is based on one of our scripture references this morning in Matthew 17:20 where Jesus says that our faith will allow us to move mountains.

. Jesus talks much about faith during his three year ministry. He mentions three types of faith and I want us to look at these three types of faith this morning.

. He speaks of those that have No Faith, He speaks of Little Faith and He speaks of those who have Great Faith.

. Jesus has been teaching by the lake shore standing in a boat on the lake so the water could act as an amplifier for his voice so the people could hear him.

. He taught them in stories called parables.

. That night, He was alone with his disciples explaining the meaning of the parables to them. It was getting late and Jesus said that they needed to get to the other side of the lake.

. They got into the boat and set out across the sea of Galilee.

. There on the Sea of Galilee, fierce and violent storms can come up suddenly. It is the lowest freshwater lake on Earth and it is nestled in between four very steep hills. The winds come off these hills and can cause waves up to 10 feet high right there on that fresh water lake.